Booksellers

Square Books stages ‘boycott’

29 Jul 2010

OXFORD – Richard Howorth and his Square Books store in Oxford has been one focus of an international outcry among booksellers concerned about vertical integration of the book industry.

The Book Depository map: a boon for book voyeurs | David Barnett

29 Jul 2010

A website that aims to rival Amazon has produced a feature that is mesmerising for those who, like me, obsess about what other people are reading I think it was Sarah Crown who first set me off . "Is it just me?" she asked (while accepting the cliche of that opening phrase), "is it just me, or are the contents of other people's bookshelves/bedside tables/desks/whatever ALWAYS more interesting ...

Even tape is misquoting Peter now

29 Jul 2010

Now we've heard everything. Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has again complained he was misquoted ... even in a television interview. Then again, what would you expect from the colourful Springboks rugby world?